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The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
H OF ST. LANDRY, La, JULY 9, 1887.
A Visitors Opinion.

Among the regular winter visitors to New
Orleans is Col. III. j. Haberton, of Chicago,
formerly of New York.
50 Who is he Z"
Several prominent citizens of Chicago were
interrogated respecting him, and their re-
sponse was that he is a self-made man, who
after clerking in Stewards dry goods estab-
lishment five years, branched out for himself
with couple OF hundred dollars, and opened
small variety store in New York City. He
continued this business for few years and
then moved to Chicago. To-day he is worth
half million dollars-the fruits of his close
attention to the retail dry goods and notion
trade.
Col. Haberton was last evening met in the
reading-room of the Commercial Club by a
Times Democrat reporter who asked:
." What do you think of business here as
compared to Northern cities ;"
" Business, did you sayg Why, yonr peo-
pie don't know anything about it. What
they lack here is SNAP / have taken up
your papers morning after morning and have
paper ought to be q sort of directory OF city
| to a stranger. l fail to see an advertisement
| of lively stable and a hundred other
| things. Your small merchants here seem to
| be modest sort of people, for they evidently
have no ambition to make themselves known.
With us the smaller o man is the more he ad-
vertises, until he becomes q big man. When
| man has a thing to sell he ought to let the
| public know that he has it. Now, in my
strollings around the city | have discovered
| that you have four quite important business
| centers They are the Dryades, Poydras:
| French and Magazine Markets. just out OF
curiosity l have glanced at your papers, and
| | fail to find advertisements OF the stores
around these centres. What is the matter
with your people9 Are they afraid OF GUS
| toners ?"
Reaching over on the table, the Colonel
took up u copy of the Chicago Tribune and
| said:
| y" Look at this column. You see, here are
advertisements of small shoemakers, small
milliners, small grOcers, small tin shops,
small candy stores-all these small industries
have an advertisement in the paper; and
stranger arriving in Chicago can see at once
by looking at his journal, whore to go to buy
anything he desires. All my young friend,
am afraid your storekeepers have got to turn
over a new leaf before they can expect any
boom to reach them. 1t may be that am
somewhat strong on advertising. l have
made something Of o competency in Chicago
and New York through the assistance OF al
vertising. believe in it, and so do all on
Northern progressive people. Advertising II
nothing more nor less than booming, and yot
all need boom here. The time is not tai
distant before few live Northern and West
1 ern men will come down here, see how BACK
ward your people are, and take advantage
the New Orleans merchants tardiness, anf
the latter's loss will be the formers gam
N. O. Times-Democrat.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES

JUDGMENT -..-..---...-... JUDGMENT.
District Court, Parish of ST. Landry, No. l4209
clarenda Barnett, wife, VS.. Vincent Eugene,
husband.
VHNHIS is a SUIT by the wife against the hus-
band for dissolution of the community of
acquests and gains, superinduced by their
marriage, and for monled ndgemen6 IN sne
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, with
SOLO interest per annum from January 23d, 1887.
until paid.
The evidence establishes, that about aigh-
teen years ago the parties were married that
some time thereafter plaintiff received from
her father the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars, which sum of money defendant CON.
yerted to his own use and benefit that plain
tiff is an energetic, industrious woman, whilst
her husband is poor manager who mas NOT
as vet succeeded in acquiring any property,
but on the contrary is at this moment tnan-
cia1ly embarrassed with a Feoofaeu Joug'
ment against him.
Under such state of affairs the wife is en-.
titled not only to her monied Judgment
against her said husband, because OF has anan-
cial embarrassment jeopardizing her parspher-
nal rights but also to separation OF property,
dissolving the community of acquests and
gains that exists between them, and declaring
her separate in property from her said mus
band.
For these reasons, and because of the law
and the evidence, which is in favor OF plain
tiff, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that
she do have judgement in her favor and
against her husband, the defendant, i'm the sum
Of two hundred and fifty dollars, with 5olo
per annum interest from Jan. %, 1887, until
paid it is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the community of aequests and
gains heretofore existing between them be,
and the same is hereby dissolved, and that
1,anoafortb nIaintiff hn seNarRted i'm DFOn0Tky
from her said husband. It is further ordered,
adiudged and decreed that defendant pay all
the costs of this suit.
Thus done, read and signed, in open court
this llth day of June, A. d. 1887, word OF
figures llth interlned before signing.
/ EP. VEAZIE, Judge ad hoe.
Duly recorded in my office ia Mortgage
Book No 26, folio 632, this llth day of June
! A. ID. 1887. LOUIS P. LoUAILLIER, Dy. Csk.
A true copy B. MARTEL, Dy. elk. jy2St
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Brace UP.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite ia poor, you are bothered with head
ache, you are fidgety, nervous and gem
orally ont of sorts, and want to brace up.
Brace up, butnot with stimalants, spring
medicines, or bitters which have for
their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and
which stimulate You for an hour, and
then leave you in u worse condition than
before. What you want is an Alternative
that willpurify your blood, start healthy
action of liver and kidneys, restore your
vitality, and give renewed health and
strength. Such IL medicine you vii! find
in Electric Bitters, and only so cents II
bottle at Hamilton & Bailey's.
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A Talk to Farm Boys.


That exceileat publication the American
Farmer reads the boys neat little lecture
as follows:
Farmer boys, you need not envy the young
men who stand behind the counters OF the
city shops. You need not envy the young
men who are making ready to take the places
of the great army of lawyers and pettifoggers
who are subsisting by the litigations OF quar-
relsome and contentious clients. And cef-
tainly you ought not to envy the boys VINO
have no employment at all those VINO are
growing up to manhood without acquiring M
dustrious habits upon which to rely in times
of great need and pressing emergencies,
whose idleness invites to temptations wnicn
so often lure to mental and bodily ruin. Your
clothes may not be SO finely spun and made
as the raiment of the city boys, but you are
the peers Of them all. with your bronzed faces
and horny hands, however pretsntioas tnei.
employments. Your business is one which
ante-dates every other vocation in the world
The farmer was ploughing and sowing and
reaping his harvest long before merchant,
or lawyer, or doctor was known; and he s6ili
stands foremost at the gates whence issue TO
the millions of the world the STEADY, never
failing streams of righteousness and ilfe.
generation or SO ago the brightest boys OF me
farmers family were assigned to the protes
sinns The dull fellows were sent TO the
fields. Nowadays different order OF things
prevails. Once the idea was popular that
only muscular strength was necessary on q
farm-the strength to guide plow, to WELD
an axe, hoe or scythe-the endurance tt
go through with the sweitering tasks OF =, sum
ner or the exposing duties of winter. Thes'
important requisites given, BOBBY Nigh
fill the place just as well as any one else. &c
some used to think, but what say you, work
| ing farmer boys? Do you not place highel
estimate upon your skill. and upon the value
| of your serviees Look up then and yindl
cate yourselves. You are getting health ant
strength from the wholesome exercises OF eh'
| fields, and that You may have the necessary
| intelliaence TO combine with this strength fo
| this proper prosecution of your calling, appl.
yourselves diligently to acquiring knowiedg
| whenever respite from labor shall give yo'
the opportunity.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The Democrat finds great comfort in
the fact that three out Of eight members
of the police jury Tone has been ap-
pointed since) are Of the same opinion
as itself regarding the fixing Of polling
places, Well, the Democrat is welcome
TO all the comfort it can extract from
that fact, for the political crumbs of
comfort in store for il in the womb Of
time are very probably small, nay, in
hnlteslmal, as we'll as few and far be-
tween; but we must decline to assent
to the proposition that the law confers
the authority Of fixing the polling places
upon the returning officers, even
though three members of the police iu-
ry have decided that the Democrats
opinion-or what was given ont as it's
opinion was correct. Win the
Democrat now tell us whether
the polling places must be fix
ed six months before elections, or
whether this salntary provision has also
been annihilated by the same fatal sec
tion of the law which directs the return
ing officer to designate the. polling
places at which the commissioners he
appoints shall serve9
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.4 \
The Democrat says that, in our afti-
~ concerning tho political status OF the
asIousas Journal, we failed to say
Will, good many irrelevant things
which sRe candidly admit But we said
lIsslsuIs chat was relevant and To tile
pai6E (and could say great deal more
y corset the erroneous impression thai
III Ipfmer article vas calculated Y
Aake aad that was sufficient. The
Democrats article made the Jonrnal
clt i pretty good Democratic paper
asa WI thonght that if the journal
sosld hs classed as such, another elias
iiesaion would have TO be found fol
fAb CouRtER. Hence our, mild demur-
gsR which, we are pleased 10 observe
tIs Democrat does not attempt TO com
! bks 0f deny.
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That Freak of Lightning.
Ouacllita Telegraph.

Ouachita Telegraph.
The narrow escape Of the press gang from @
stroke of lightning while ON their way from
Shreveport to New Orleans has been anlmad-
yerted upon. The presence OF Morenouse
editor saved that precious carload OF mould
ers of public opinion and defenders of the peo
ple's liberties, and it was nothing more than
his due that so glorious a deed and his Tame
should be perpefuated in living verse Upon
hearing of our narrow escape, 1--WE were then
bound for Lake Charles over the Morgan road
and going at the rate of 40 miles an hour, Mr.
j. b. Wilkinson, of the City Item, one OF the
most modest but withal brainy men OF th'
Louisiana press, threw off in an idle moment,
the following lines which wilItell the tale q
future gatherings of the press gang for al
time to come:
A vivid flash with deafening crash
Dropped from the angry cloud,
Dazed with the light sudden fright,
Seized on the madding crowd.
Oh happy day It glanced away,
| That naughty lightning freak,
For by my soul it struck q J0Wl-
A piece of Morehouse cheek.
And from that mound in quick rebound
! 1t struck cypress knott
/ And this time true, the spIin6ers new
/ Around the deadly spot.
All, daisy eheek-if SO to speak
For once we give thee glory !:
And just simple sweet little dImple
i IL left TO tell the story.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

RATHER AND FARM.The past
Bsak llas continued showery, keeping
tlb soil too heavy for effective plough
uF hoeing. Where the middles have
hsBn grassy, breaking them out has
billy hsd the effect of turning it nearer
EAB COTTON. Where the rows have been
assy hoeing 1t ont only placed il in
saB middles where the showers have set
II did again. Fortunately we have OBJ
erred bnt few farms in this condition,
bat those who are i'm the grass now will
aFs great trouble to get rid of il and
n place their cotton ia q clean condi-
tlsu Generally tie cotton is in good
Sandision but growing TO weed too much
en recount of the rainy season.
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hefr Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
suel q general revival Of trade Mt Ham
ilton Il Bailey's drug store as their giV,
ing aWav otheir cnat toners of free trial
Il, hotties of Or. Kings New Dicovery for
f,nnsu rnptiau. Their trade i simply
enormous ii this very yalnable article
,srs, frona SI,e fact that IL salsYays cures and
nevsr ras II flisappoints. Coughs, colds, astia.
MI bronchitis. Group and all tn road a.le
I'M, lsrsp diseases quickly cured \ ou caH
esssus eeas Il before buying BIZ getting
trial bottle free, large size u 1yef5 :,
bottle warranted. = H
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The Governor has appointed DIR. r..
II. Littell as an additional police juror
for our ward, and that gentleman quail
flied in time to participate in the delib-
erations of that body at its session this
week, and to east a vote in favor of
submitting the question of prohibition
to the people of the parish at an early
day. The petitions requested that the
election be held in September, and the
DIR. favored the move; bnt the 9th of
December, the day fixed for holding
the special election for Judge, was final
ly determined upon.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

he following young gentlemen are
APHlIeaAts for admission to the bar, and
sEa awaiting their examination BY the
SAH1ens court, now 10 session here,
slAFlHg already been examined BY the
e8IAtaistee Of attorneys appointed for
Elsat purpose:
pbllip Julins Chappnis, Of Lafonretle
John Br0ws0n Kerz of Iberia;
lsaac T. Carter, Of Natcllifoelles
Aflsos Lee Ponder, of Sabine;
agas Charles Briant, of Tsrrebonne
Hugh ~. Wallis, Jr., Of Terrebonne
Louis ] VooEhies, of Sc. Martin
Edward g VooFhies, Of sc. Martin
:sas. Ulysse Folse, of Assumption
1 As examining committee consists Of;
& & E. Garland, St. Landry
Il. Lewis. ss
Thorpe, Avoyelles;
saa gnfery, Sc. Mary;
fA a. Breaux, iberia
saneth Baillio, sc. Landry
lEse. N. ogden. q &
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An election for taking the sense of
the people of st. Landry ON the ques-
tion of prohibition was ordered by the
police jury at it's session on Wednes-
day, to be held Dec "a, 1887. This
is the day fixed for the special election
for judge, and the injection of this inter-
esting question into the canvass for
that officer, Or, more properly speaking,
perhaps, its consideration and discus
sion during that canvass, will very
probably impart considerable anima-
tion to what promised to be a compare
lively tame affair.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

iii opportunity TO make a cheap trip
4 new Orleans and witness the great
ssstiyitiesofJnly 14this offered by the B.
4 Nj. A. A., Of New Iberia, who give
ID egcnrsion from Lafayette at only $4
Ior tEle round trip, leaving that town on
Wednesday, July 10, and remaining In
MIN Orleans until Saturday, July l6.
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Southwestern Louisiana Land Company.

NOTICE TO STUCkHULDM1sSs
yUVHE annual meeting of the stockholders of
III the Southwestern Louisiana Land Gem
pany will be held on Monday, the 18th Day OF
july, at the office of the Company, in the
town of Opelousas, st. Landry Parish, La, st
an election of Board of Directors, composed
of (seven) stockholders to serve during the
ensuine year. ALPHONSE LEVY,
Attest: President.
O. iii. TERwILLIeER, Secretary.
Opelonsas, La, July 2, 1881. st.
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NOTICE.-Land Office at New Orleans. La,
lV June %, 'a7.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has fled notice of
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will bs made
before the Judge or, in his absence, the Clerk
Of the District Court, at Opelousas, La, on
Monday, August Is, 1887, viz:
Francis A. William
who made Homestead Entry No. $685. for the
NV /. Sec %, TIP. 2, S r East, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon, and cnltivs-
tion of, said land, viz: Thomas =. Bell, Lee
Bell, Azelide Prater and George B. Knapp
all of st. Landry parish, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Jnly 9. 1887. ct Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

At an election of officers of Hope
Hook & Ladder Co. No. |, held on 9TH
inst, the following were elected:
G. Mayo, President,
Geo. G. Pulford, Foreman,
Frank J. Pulford, LIST Asst. Foreman,
G. Brand, Cd Asst. Foreman,
VIM. r. Cochran. Secretary,
C. Nj. Thompson, Treasurer,
Thos. H. Lewis, Jr., Steward.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The apportionment of school funds,
Just announced by the State Supefin-
tendent of Public Education, gives to
the parishes of St. Landry and Acadia,
$I526. .O5; to st. Martin $56O.75; to
Lafayette S5O5.42 !; TO Avoyelles $748.-
IS; to Iberia 7s2 II; to Calcasien
S47S .05 and to Rapides $899.40.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Ths 0pelousas Social Club have post
nunea their dramatic entertainment to
Ias ata Of August --Only one day later
tAaa fFst announced. Alter the Club
hlga received their new scenery and
adlafked the stage of Perrodin's Hall,
Eey expect to perfect arrangements
Nlgh tlle Texas circuit of travelling
sFaupas. BIZ which they will have a
eaEapany of professionals to play at
sast once d month.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The Acadia Sentinel is trying to su-
coat that Big Fonrn pill. It says !:
'sTLe Big Four are just as immaculate
now as they were when they carried
New Orleans for McEnery." But the
City Item says the Sentinel is "a little
ont of the way, as in the last contest
Fitzpatrick and Mealey were anti Nc
Emery There now
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Rucklen,s Arnica Salve,

The best salve in The world for cuts,
bruises, sores. alcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns aud all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, OF no pay required,
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price Csc
per box. For sale by Hamilton& Bailey
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Nd. Lndger Birotte, a wealthy and
sasnseted colored citizen of Opelousas,
The L las besn in business here for the
aasss forty years, died last Thursday,
sgaa 10 years and 8 months.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Rumors of war are again afioat 10 Eu-
rope, This time Russia, France, Eng
land and Turkey are the parties. AS
vet the differences are remote and
doubtful, and diplomacy may quietly
adjust them without much difficulty.
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NOTICE.

gWyHE public is reminded that the under
signed win be ut this place ON or aoont
the 18th of July All parties having work N
the way of sharpening gin SAWS ana repair. :ps :
trial. Work guaranteed aud prices moderate
References can be given in this and ADJOINING gn1
pagishes. 2. =. y = = 11.1 =. -
July 9-lt.
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2 BLANKS 3 :
Justices of the Peace
AnctiOmeeH'ss
NOt@Riess
Etc.,
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
A Greaf Rmdauce1ment.

A Great Rm6uce1meRts
All new cash in advance subscribers anu as'
aid ones who will pay their subscription ac.
counts to this paper in full to date ana ons ons
YEAR in advance, will be presented W''s' ono
years subscription to the
American Farmer
a sixteen.page Agricultural Magazine; pas
lished by u A; K Haekett at aors rs,k msyu J: one
Of the leading Agricultural publications o. t"0
country. Or we will present them
Treatise ON tine Horse -.
and his diseases, containing go pages. wnscv IN
gives the best known remedies OF veIeIanasso ~
Surgeons for cnring all diseases pecunsE h
this animal. Or we will present them WAYS
q copy of
Har. Foote's HHamd Book
cantaining 1913 pages on health hints. manags u
i mant Of Various diseases, and hundseas .,.e Y
practical recipes useful alike 10 me- sns = S,,,,
hid farm, mechanics shop, etc now " yua. ~
time 60 accept this offer and get vaiuaD's pss
MUM with our paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Messrs. R. s. wilkins, w. i. schwing,
j. O. Traipor, Z. D. Prescott, T. y.
Cooke, B. f.. Hardesty, and other eiti-
Ezens of Washington were u town on
Tuesday.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The Supreme Court met here on last
qaesdav. the 5th inst, all of the bench
beiDa present, viz: Chief Justice Ber-
s,nlsg. Associate Justices Poche, Todd,
TanpeF and Watkins.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

John Il. Hunter has been boosted
igom tie position as night telegraph
aDefator III this place, and removed to
araentau STATEN on the Louisiana
aslsfn railroad, where he has been
RITsR The more lucrative position OF
lAEion agent. His position here has
bsan fatled by Mr.. Won Eye, late OF
l.se charlea, who will lremove his fam
III 10 this place.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Every horse owner should have copy
Of that admirable work, a Ireatlse on
the Horse and His Diseases, BY Drken-
dali. A few copies English or German
for sale al this Office at 25c. per copy.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Mrs. M. Z. Grandpre and Miss May
Gil. Of Baton Rouge, hare spent the past
week here, visiting relatives. They
leave for home 10 day on the steamer
Warren.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Hon. Duncan f. Kenner, a wealthy
sugar planter and well known public
man, died in New Orleans last Sunday,
aged "a. His estate is valued at over o
million Of dollars.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

What relation is your brothers wife's
mother law, to you. Ii yon cans
solve this, call at Flynn's for explana'
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

A Ii. CIlacller6, at the Old Bank
House. can furnish good lunch, or
square meal, Oh comfortable lodging at
living prices. Try him.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

l;ttle son of Mr.. @. FL. Gentry was
.h,aln I, m from d horse and seriously hurt
! NJ fsE DAYS ago, near his fathers resi-
! ssssa M enposite the Catholic church.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

FoR RENT. A small comfortable res
idence with two acres of land inclosed,,
ID Opelousas, win berented very low =
applied for soon. Apply at this ONCE.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Gabriel yViltz, colored, % years old, Maaa also
last Tnes.lay7 at the Charity Hospital y NsN g.
Orleans. from leprosy. He Wss born y ~, q
and The ferFiDie assaas 60 go
and I'LL lie majority of bis fingers arcppad g
soma EiEna since.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

FoR Saba new Remington double
barrel beech loading shot gun can oe
had al 4 bargain on application at ems
Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Lost or Stolen

Lost or Stolen.
nNE Ladys Gold Watch at Perrodin's II M all
, on the night of the 18th of june, 1857
Initials M +. b." occupy the whole OF the
case A very suitable and liberal reward
viii be paid by the undersigned for the recov-
cry of said watch and no questions asked
any information NAV be left at this office.
Jy9-im. u. v. BARh1.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Parties frrm the country will do we'll
to stop at A. B. Chachere's. Central
location, good fare, ample accommoda-
tion and prices low
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

spa acknowledge pleasant calls from
sfsasra 4. s. Perry, of New Iberia, and
sTn, MN Hall, of Marksville, who are here
n attendance on the Supreme Court.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
The Industrial South.
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECTION
SINCE 1880.

Address of Major II. A. Burke to the Louis
lama Press Association at Lake Charles,
June 1A--What the South Has Done, and
What Remains for Her to Do--The OPP
portunity of the Southern Boy.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Gumption, Grit and Greenbacks,
Fria juncto in ano, Flynn's secret OF
success.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

] For RENT-A good business stand,
old established and centrally located, on
Main street, ID Opelousas. Apply at
this Office
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

l-Isave of absence for sixty days to
mn I, 'i frona Jnly 10, has been granted
Trdga EstilIette.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Il blind man bought a pair OF shoes
from Flynn; lie says be cart see now
they look, but he never felt anything
easier.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

1,s,a a.l;fors who visited Lake Charles have
,;tsIa ~ Is ssv about the sulphur IN the neigh
hood M O Chronicle. -
Commute Oh Sulphur, Houna Gray y. ana y
psafrnp Brigham, were smart enough nos g Is
81 monkeyis1g around any sulphur mine, f,.ss ~
Tear of spont com bustion organ 1ls'
Review.
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Blank liens, for advances of supplies
by merchants, for sale at this office.